Mortenson Construction of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Schlesinger Cos. of Portland have proposed a 600-room Hyatt Regency hotel outside the Oregon Convention Center. It would be subsidized with various state and local loans and grants. The design team includes Ankrom Moisan Architects, ESG Architects and design studio Mayer Reed.

Cory R. Leonard, 35, was booked into the Clackamas County Jail on March 13 on manslaughter and driving under the influence of intoxicant charges. Deputies say he crashed on Feb. 16 near Gladstone, which killed 58-year-old Walter Cuenca.

An Idaho sheriff has appealed for help to determine what might connect a slain former Arizona power company executive, his wife and adult son to a 22-year-old man who prosecutors say was arrested with credit cards linked to the murder victims. Bail was set at $2 million Thursday for Adam M. Dees of Nampa, who faces three counts of grand theft, three counts of forgery and a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.